Chapter 22
How Should You Answer a Questionable Question?
In This Chapter
Recognizing unwise questions
Defining discriminatory questions
Tilting toward amiable answers
Is that a Spanish name?
What year did you graduate from high school?
Are you a Christian?
All these questions are foolish ones in a job interview. Every human resources specialist in America knows this. But unsophisticated interviewers who don’t deal with employment issues on a regular basis often cross the line and ask personal, intrusive, discriminatory questions.
Noting Questionable Questions
Employers shouldn’t quiz you about any of the following topics:
Age
Birthplace
Color
Disability
Marital/family status
National ...
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